Jay-Z has had a change of heart when it comes to social media.
The recently inducted internet-averse Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has finally joined Instagram.
On Tuesday night, Jay-Z (whose given name is Shawn Corey Carter) sent his first post on the Facebook-powered, photo-centric platform with poster art for “The Harder They Fall,” the Netflix film he co-produced starring Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, Edi Gathegi and recent Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield.
The Brooklyn-born hip-hop mogul has two songs on the movie’s soundtrack: “King Kong Riddim,” featuring Jadakiss, Conway The Machine and BackRoad Gee and “Guns Go Bang” with Kid Cudi.
The opus, released through Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Records, also boasts contributions from Lauryn Hill, CeeLo Green, Laura Mvula, Koffee and Seal.
Less than 24-hours of joining Instagram, the “Encore” rapper was quickly followed by over 2 million people.
Jay-Z, however, only has one person he’s following; his wife Beyonce, who has 216 million followers.
Over the weekend, the 50-year-old, 23-time Grammy Award winner made a surprising return to Twitter to thank one of his mentors he didn’t get a chance to acknowledge during his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction on Saturday night.
“In my excitement , I failed to prize, and acknowledge JAZ-O, he was the hometown hero that made the dream tangible,” Jay-Z tweeted on Sunday, before acknowledging his sporadic engagement with the Jack Dorsey-founded social media platform. “… ok let me lose this password for another year or so. Thank you all again , incredibly humbled by your love,” he added.
